只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈

only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

only / merely / just / but

variant of 只[zhi3]

grain that has begun to ripen

variant of 只[zhi3]

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

surname Xu

to allow / to permit / to promise / to praise / somewhat / perhaps

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

surname Guan

government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]

to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not to allow / must not / can't

hundred / numerous / all kinds of

common people

family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed

point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items

lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]